this time. this morning a 21-year-old man is in jail following a hit and run on university plfd near adel identify. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. police believe the driver may have been racing a second car that crashed near university boulevard and riggs road. police arrested that driver. metro riders you can now use the south entrance of the dupont circle metro station. it was closed for 8 1/2 months while they replaced the old escalators with three new escalators. >> that was a long eight months for a lot of people. it really was. i don't think it really flew by. waking up to the weather, it was

nice and cool this morning. >> that's right. we're in for a warmup. tom kierein is joining us today. >> good morning. welcome richard. welcome angie. >> we're probably throwing you off. >> is it sunday or monday? it is monday morning. good morning. starting off, no travel problems. big area of high pressure over us right now, a clear sky. it is chilly. we've got the orion constellation in the sky. the bright spot above is jupiter. venus rising shortly. it includes much of west virginia and virginia. and much of the region under this clear sky. we're going to stay chilly the next several hours. reagan national on the warmer waters of the potomac at 51. as the day progresses, we'll have a rapid warmup. by the noon hour, we'll be in the mid-60s.

delightful. we'll have our sunrise at 7:25. we'll still be hovering around 40 by then. during the afternoon by midafternoon, we should be hitting the low 70s. just a dreamy autumn day, bright sunshine in a blue sky. by late afternoon, by 6:00, back down into the mid and upper 60s. sunset today at 6:19. i'll be back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. now with a look at our traffic filling in for danella is kenneth burns. good morning. >> good morning, tom. on southbound 270 around montrose road, we have road work cleared up near west montgomery and mont race road. further down in silver spring, both loops of the beltway, that construction work has cleared. northbound 95 in laurel construction blocking the right lane and shoulder. they're actually about to clear that up. from laurel down to the beltway, about nine minutes.

tonight president obama and mitt romney will meet face to face in perhaps the last time before election day. the candidates will square off in their third and final debate. it will take place at lynn university in boca raton, florida, and will focus on foreign policy. the president has been preparing at camp david, romney in florida. the campaigns used the sunday morning talk shows to appeal to voters. >> the american people have gotten to see mitt romney up close as he offers his vision of the future and what he would do as president. even more startling is the president's complete failure to put forth an agenda for the next four years. >> what he would hear is the president making a case for how we build not education system second to none, so we have the best trained workers in the world, how we get control of our energy future. >> tonight's debate begins at

9:00. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. also, we want to hear from you during and after tonight's debate. i'm going to be gathering your feedback on facebook and twitter to use on air. you can join the conversation by using the #dctalks. tonight's debate may be the last chance to win over undecided voters in a race that appears to be far from stid. president obama and mitt romney are tied in the latest nbc news/"the wall street journal" poll. the president leads his republican rival by five points among all registered voters. republican paul ryan will spend today in kool. he arrived there yesterday and spoke to about a thousand supporters in colorado spring. vice president joe biden will be in ohio for the next three days. he'll visit canton and lorraine, ohio, today before leaving for toledo tonight.

republican george allen will be at the jcc in fairfax this morning for breakfast. democrat tim kaine will be there for lunch on wednesday. like the race for president, virginia's senate race is extremely close. kaine holds a slight lead in most polls, but that lead is tightening. prince george's county will pay $3.6 million to ten people who were either falsely arrested or injured by police during a maryland-duke basketball game. $2 million will go to john mckenna. he was seen on video being beaten by police as he celebrated the win. the rest of the cash will go to the other nine plaintiffs. one of the others was acquitted of the assault on friday. the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison faces up to ten years behind bars. a man is in critical condition this morning after falling more than 20 feet from

an escalator at met life stadium in new jersey. police say the 42-year-old was leaving the giants-redskins game when he fell over the side of an escalator. the man fell 21 feet and landed on a metal stage. police are not sure what caused him to fall. the redskins could not make it two in a row yesterday. they took on the giants on the road. eli manning sealed the redskins' fate with a last-minute comeback. >> third down and two. manning looks to prove. and he will race to the end zone. >> ouch. manning sails a 77-yard pass right into the hands of victor cruz in the end zone. there just wasn't enough time to recover. the redskins lose 27-20. it proved to be more costly than just the loss. tight end fred davis does a bad roll, hurting his achilles

tendon and ending his season. after the game, tackle trent williams talked about what it means for the offense. >> it's definitely a blow. there's nothing we can do about it but continue to go forward. hopefully, we'll have someone step up and kind of fill that void. >> the team minus davis is on the road next week against the steelers. >> it looks like the redskins will have a little hope, and it comes in the form of a longtime favorite. former tight end chris cooley will return to the team. he reportedly is working out a deal with the team and could return as early as today. the team released him back in august after an eight-year run during which he became one of the team's more popular players. rumor has it, though, returning to the at that point, he's still going to be able to help us out on news 4 and do his broadcast duties on monday with dan. >> he had a really short break. he was out and in in no time.

the time is 4:37. ahead on "news 4 today," what we're learning about the man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at a wisconsin spa. >> plus we showed you the meteor as it straekd across the sky.

time right now coming up on 4:41. you couldn't ask for better weather saturday or sunday. >> we had a dry overnight, which is great. now we hear a warmup is on the way. a live look from the hd 4 city camera under a clear sky around the region after that gorgeous weekend. now it has turned chilly. many locations in the 30s, including most of maryland, most of virginia and west virginia. in fact, near freezing parts of the shenandoah valley and into the mountains this morning. nearby suburbs, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county upper 30s. and waldorf mid-40s. by noontime in waldorf, ought to be mid-60s with lots of sunshine. here's the hour by hour forecast for the entire region. sunrise 7:25.

by noon there time mid-60s all the region. ought to hit the low 70s by midafternoon. by 6:00 p.m., still clear. back down into the 60s. a look at the rest of the week and a peek at the weekend is coming up at 4:51. a look at our traffic with kenneth burns. >> good morning, tom. we are going to begin at the inner loop of the capital beltway. road work going through tysons corner and blocking center and right lanes. construction cleared northbound on 95 in virginia, leaving fredericksburg continuing up towards the capitol beltway. a look at the 14th street bridge. we're clear on 395. about a 12-minute trip from the beltway to the 14th street bridge continuing into d.c. >> good morning, everyone. the time 4:42. still to come, the safety concerns that have an automaker

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priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. six people have been hurt in overnight clashes in beirut between sunni and shiite gunman. lebanon has been boiling since friday after a syrian top intelligence official was assassinated in a car bombing. they've blamed syria for the killing. i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. news 4. police say the man accused of opening fire at a wisconsin day spa slashed his wife's tires two weeks ago. >> investigators say 45-year-old radcliffe hauton's wife had a restraining order against him. yesterday he walked into the spa where she worked and started shooting. three women in killed.

>> and four others were hurt. at this point, it's not clear if haughton's wife was among the victims, but witnesses say they saw gunfire and saw smoke after he walked in. >> the milwaukee area has seen mass shootings before. just two months ago a former army veteran and white supremacist killed four people and wounded more. and a gunman shot 11 people, killing seven at a church service inside a hotel. an al qaeda plot to kill people in yemen. the men planned on using weapons they smuggled in from neighboring syria. jordan says al qaeda operatives in iraq had also been helping the militants make explosives.

the white house is denying reports that the u.s. and iran have agreed to talks over tehran's nuclear program. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that the two sides had agreed in principal to one on one talks. a u.n. security spokesperson said the report isn't true. however, president obama has said he'll do whatever it takes to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon. some doctors say the nationwide meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. according to "usa today," there was a similar outbreak ten years ago in north carolina, when five people became ill, and one of them died. doctors say compounded steroid injections given for back pain needs to be particularly sterilized. so far the cdc says 23 people have died in this outbreak, including two in virginia and one in maryland.

another 285 are sick. today the international cycling union will decide if lance armstrong should be stripped of his seven tour de france titles. they made the recommendation back in aulling. armstrong recently resigned as chairman of the live strong foundation. last week his sponsors, nike, n anheuser busch, and the bike manufacturer trek cut armstrong. a public viewing will be held thursday in sioux falls of the late senator george mcgovern. his public service will take place the next day. he'll eventually be laid to rest at rock creek cemetery here in washington. he passed away yesterday at the age of 90. the time is 4:48. today jury selection begins for a former fbi agent accused of killing a maryland train in a drunk driving crash. adrian johnson's blood alcohol was three times the legal limit

when his car collided with another vehicle, killing 18-year-old lawrence gardner jr. the crash happened last february in brandywine, maryland. johnson faces nine charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol. if convicted, he could face up to 13 years in prison. after the crash, johnson lost his job with the fbi. also today, the man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail outside the boston common mall in arlington is due in court. prosecutors charged 19-year-old leon trail with arson. police say he threw the explosive device from the third floor of the mall into the food court on thursday. it caught fire, but it was quickly put out, and no one was hurt. family, friends, and community supporters are helping a family recover from a beating.

thomas maslin was brutally beaten. he remains in the hospital. his neighbors raised money for him at the fall safety festival in ward 6. his wife said the community is helping her cope with the attack, and she says all the donations they've received has been well worth it for her as she tries to recover from expensive medical costs. maslin looks forward to when her husband is released from the hospital in about four weeks. police arrested three men in connection with his attack. it was quite the weekend, so spectacular. >> you can't complain. >> no, you can't. and i think we have a lot to look forward to this week, especially with the warmup on the way. and the man here to deliver, tom kierein. >> my favorite time of year. and the fall color is coming on strong, probably in your neighborhood. >> like your tie. >> if you're not awake yet, look at my tie. we have had a gorgeous weekend. look at this scene in kemptown, maryland. kemptown park. absolutely gorgeous.

are those trees on fire? amazing, beautiful maples there. no doubt you're seeing trees like that in your neighborhood too. send us your autumn color photos to weather@nbcwashington.com, and we'll share. gorgeous scene there. 51 at reagan national. dewpoint down to near 40. temperature in the mornings under a clear sky, tries to drop to near the dewpoint, and it has done that in the rural areas under a clear sky. in fact, it's only near 40 degrees in the nearby suburb, and much of the region we've dipped into the 30s. all these areas are in dark blue in the 30s. most of these areas see a few pockets of upper 30s in the near nearby northern and western suburbs, also southern maryland,

charles county, and the rural areas of west virginia. many of those areas are down to the upper 30s while right in washington on the warmer waters of the potomac and right on the warmer waters of the bay, it's near 50. morning commute, sunrise 7:25. 6:00 a.m., clear, chilly, calm, upper 30s to upper 40s in the metro area. 30s in the rural areas. by the lunch hour, a dramatic warmup. in fact, most locations will be in the 60s. mid and upper 60s by noontime. it's going to continue to climb as we get into the afternoon. we'll have a light southwesterly breeze by the afternoon. here's the storm team 4 four-day forecast. by late tonight, back down into the 60 -- right at 60 degree range around midnight. and then near 50 by dawn on tuesday. not as cold tomorrow morning. during the day on tuesday, partly cloudy. afternoon highs upper 70s.

near record heat on wednesday. probably not going to get to the record, which is 84 of all things on wednesday. that happened back on 2001. we're going to be up around 80 wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy. for thursday, friday, and into the weekend, this delightful pattern continues. it's going to be a little cooler over the weekend. slight chance of a shower on sunday. i'm back in ten minutes. a look at traffic now with kenneth burns. good morning. >> good morning, tom. let's go into the city. this is the key bridge between rosslyn and georgetown. as you can see, everything is clear. out to maryland on the american legion bridge. ten minutes from 270 to the 95. that's the bridge itself. as you can see, nothing but clear traveling ahead. we have a traffic alert for drivers in fairfax county. >> you can no longer get on to southbound i-95 from alvin road.

vdot closed the ramp today. you'll be rerouted. vdot will build a reversible fly ramp in that area. a recall on midsized vehicles. nissan is recalling about 14,000 of its 2012/2013 altimas. the national highway traffic safety administration says they need to be retorqued with bolts because they could cause a crash. dealers will tighten them as needed. the price of a gallon of regular unleaded drops to $3.67. that's down more than 8 cents in the last two weeks. then 2 cents since just yesterday. in d.c., the average is down to $3.82 a gallon. maryland's average is $3.64 a gallon. virginia drops to $3.51. and west virginia comes in at

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a california woman found a meteorite. weber says the rock hit her roof on wednesday but didn't think

anything of it until she read that debris from the meteor could be found in her area. scientists are now searching the area for other space rocks. >> we've been talking about the orionid meteor shower. unfortunately, we found out this weekend, because of all the city lights in d.c., you couldn't get a look at it saturday night. she got a close-up look. >> it kind of looked like a fig. i wouldn't have thought of it. >> i'm sure you can look for it on ebay sometime soon. >> we hope you had a great weekend, everybody. outside it's a little chilly but clear. we're having a great morning so far, and we're really looking forward to a warmup. >> we could see temperatures climb to nearly 30 degrees in a day. can you believe that? the time is 4:58. we're talking about temperatures in the 40s. you're waking up to cool conditions. again, that's all about to change. tom kierein is here.

tom, you didn't get the memo. everyone else took the day off, but you're here. >> how did you get stuck with us? >> it's a pleasure. great having you with us. starting off this monday morning, there were a few sightings. certainly in the rural areas, it's dark enough to see the orionid meteor. might see a few this morning. we have a clear sky. that is the view from space showing no clouds over maryland, virginia, and the eastern shore. a wonderful morning. you can easily see the orion constellation. if you stand there for a while, you have to be patient. you may see a streak of bright light. one of the orionid meteors may be coming through. get your coat if you're going to head out. it's down to near freezing, the shenandoah valley and west virginia and western maryland. temperatures in the freezing mark. closer to washington, upper 30s